Visitors dazzled by cultural activities in Yen Bai

Visitors to the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai have been dazzled by various cultural activities within the framework of the Muong Lo Culture-Tourism Week and a festival to explore terraced fields in Mu Cang Chai district which kicked off on September 23.
Visitors dazzled by cultural activities in Yen Bai ảnh 1The mass performance of Xoe folk dance at the opening ceremony (Source: VNA)
Yen Bai (VNA) – Visitors tothe northern mountainous province of Yen Bai have been dazzled by variouscultural activities within the framework of the Muong Lo Culture-Tourism Weekand a festival to explore terraced fields in Mu Cang Chai district which kickedoff on September 23.

The opening ceremony featured street artperformances introducing custom and traditional clothes of ethnic groups in thelocality, with the most impressive being a mass performance of Xoe folk danceby nearly 800 people.

On this occasion, Han Khuong singing of theThai ethnic group in Nghia Lo town was recognised as national intangiblecultural heritage.

During the Muong Lo Culture-Tourism week,there will be marches, a culinary competition and community-based tourismactivities, among others.

Meanwhile, aparagliding festival in Khau Pha mountain pass in Mu Cang Chai district isexpected to give holiday-makers amazing experiences.

Over the past time, Nghia Lo, MuCang Chai and other western districts of Yen Bai have joined hands in tourismdevelopment, forming one of the four key tourism areas in the province.

Mu Cang Chai served an average of about 30,000 visitors each yearbefore and the figure was 45,000 in 2016.

In May, a paragliding festival was also held in Khau Pha, with 100paragliders as part of the Yen Bai Tourism Year in response to the 2017National Tourism Year.
The events will last until September 29.-VNA
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